What is CVE-2022-28220?

CVE-2022-28220 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache James, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-28220?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

RCE in Apache James

CVE-2022-28220

Apache James prior to release 3.6.3 and 3.7.1 is vulnerable to a buffering attack relying on the use of the STARTTLS command. Fix of CVE-2021-38542, which solved similar problem fron Apache James 3.6.1, is subject to a parser differential…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.017 (73.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apache James — versions 3.7.0
Apache Software Foundation James — versions Apache James

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

security@apache.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28220?: CVE-2022-28220 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache James, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-28220?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.